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China launches GEO weather satellite
China has successfully launched its first geostationary-orbiting (GEO) meteorological satellite. Called the Feng Yun 2, the satellite was launched atop a Long March (LM) 3 booster from Xichang on 10 June. The launch, which followed two consecutive successful launches, of an LM2D in October 1996 and ...
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Ariane 5 on tight schedule after engine-change delay
Tim Furniss/PARIS The critical demonstration flight of the Ariane 502 launch vehicle has been delayed to 30 September, or later, by the need to change its Vulcain first-stage engine. The launch schedule is now "very tight", says the European Space Agency (ESA), and further delays are possible. ...
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Spaceport Florida
The Spaceport Florida Authority has been issued a licence by the US Office of Commercial Space Transportation to operate a second launch pad at Cape Canaveral. The organisation, a state agency created to boost commercial space enterprises, will charge $300,000 a launch to use the new pad or the recently ...
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Thiokol to power Spain's Capricornio
US solid-rocket manufacturer Thiokol of Ogden, Utah, has been chosen to supply the Castor 4B motor for the first stage of Spain's first satellite launcher, the Capricornio. The company will supply Spain's Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA) with motors for the first two launches of the booster, ...
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Lockheed Martin finalises $1 billion rocket-engine deal
Lockheed Martin has agreed an exclusive contract to buy 101 Russian RD-108 rocket engines worth $1 billion from RD AMROSS, the joint venture of Russia's NPO Energomash and Pratt & Whitney. The engines will be used on the Atlas 2AR satellite launcher to be operated by ILS International ...
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Boeing to bid for Pentagon GBS satellite project
BOEING DEFENSE & Space is bidding to supply the US Department of Defense with a Global Broadcast Service (GBS) designed to move large blocks of data such as intelligence maps, video imagery, data files and technical manuals to troops in the field in real time via satellite, using low-cost receiver ...
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South Korea to buy Stingers
THE PENTAGON intends to sell South Korea 1,065 Stinger shoulder-launched air-defence missiles and 213 launchers, plus other related equipment, in a deal estimated at $307 million. The weapons sale, which is expected to be completed without objection from the US Congress, will be the first Stinger transfer to ...
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Boeing to receive Northrop nacelles
NORTHROP Grumman's Midgeville, Georgia, composite-production plant is to begin providing nacelle components to Boeing's Wichita division for the Boeing 747/757/767/777 commercial aircraft. The new work, which includes fan-cowl assemblies, thrust reversers and inlet panels, extends into the next century and could be worth more than $200 million. ...
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Zenair moves into Czech joint venture
Canadian light-aircraft manufacturer Zenair has set up a joint venture with Czech Aircraft Works to manufacture its STOL CH701 and Zodiac CH601 aircraft in the Czech Republic. The aircraft are to be offered in a choice of three stages of completion: a "fast-build" kit form; as a factory-assembled ...
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Explorer finds trio of new buyers
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems has reported brisk business, with a trio of orders worth around $20 million for the MD Explorer. Communications manager Kenneth Jensen delivered news of orders for two aircraft to Tomen Corporation in Japan and one to Heli-Fly for delivery to Luxembourg Air Rescue. While ...
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Son of Hermes
Europe's love affair with the Hermes spaceplane is not over. Years after the first Hermes was cancelled, the European Space Agency and Aerospatiale have come up with the Son of Hermes. It's not quite the old spaceplane, but it'll do. ESA is working on two manned projects which will ...
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Premier air show lives up to its reputation
Paris has maintained its reputation as the pick of the air show bunch in the opinion of a cross-section of companies manning stands in the various halls. Peter O'Dea from French company Amp, a leading producer of electrical and electronic interconnection systems, says: "This is without doubt the best ...
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Airbus holds a high ground in week of sales activity
Business has been extremely active in the commercial market, dominated by Boeing and Airbus, this week at Le Bourget. News from McDonnell Douglas, however, was conspicuously absent this year. Boeing started the week in the limelight over its discussions about the proposed merger with McDonnell Douglas. Boeing ...
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Noises off
American firm Blast Deflectors (Hall 3/F16a) is promoting a new Airport Noise Protection Unit which can be designed, manufactured and installed in less than six months. "During aircraft maintenance a run-up engine procedure is often required which can be very noisy," explains vice president Christopher Lynn. Many American ...
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New flap system
MPC has announced a contract worth $6 million with raytheon and beech to supply a new flap operating system for the premier Business jet. The new system replaces the traditional power drive units, torque tubes and gear boxes with eight individual actuatorselectrically linked to each other. The American ...
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Top gear
ACR is in top gear after officials at the airshow announced the award of two multi-year contracts from General Electric worth more than $37million. GE has chosen ACR gearboxes for military and commercial aircraft engines. The military contract, worth $13 million, is for accessory and power takeoff gearboxes ...
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Hi-tech map
Cockpit maps have gone hi-tech with Dasa's new compact digital map display system. DKG 3 supports helicopter crews' navigation and communication by displaying colour maps in various sizes, the helicopter's position, flight route and other flight and mission-related information. In the future, the DKG 3 will make it ...
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Early warning
LFK-Lenkflugkorpersysteme (LFK GmbH), a subsidiary of Daimler Benz Aerospace, is presenting its Missile Launch Detection System (MILDS) at the show. MILDS AN/AAR-60 has been selected as part of the electronic warfare system for the NH 90 helicopter by Eurocopter Deutschland and NAHEMA (the Nato Helicopter Design, Development, Production ...
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Heavy metal
Ampere has adopted a novel approach to decorating its stand - covering the floor in copper shavings. What's more, tables at the stand in Hall 4/F4 are supported by magnesium blocks. Other metals displayed include cobalt, chromium, nickel and various alloys used in casting. The firm has come ...
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Braking power
Messier-Bugatti is displaying a host of new products at the Paris show (Hall 2/B18), including wheels and brakes, miniature pumps and hydraulic systems. In particular, the firm is flagging up its new braking system for the Airbus A320, A319 and A321 family. There's also a new braking Electro-Hydraulic-Actuator (EHA) together ...